Revolving table



1 `May 15, 192s. i, 1,669,671

W. OWENS REYOLVING TABLE iled March 29. 1926 INVENTOR.

W/a'zam Owens.

Patented May 15, 19228K.

WILLIAM OWENS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. l

' RnvoLvING TABLE.

Application led March 29, A1926. Serial No. 98,053. u

My invention relates to a. new and useful nnprovement 1n a revolving table in which the table may be revolved' onits support so l that a person sitting at the table may, by revolving the table, bring within easy reach the various articles positioned kon the table.

I am aware that revolving tables of this class generally have been previously invented but the present invention has as its object the elimination of disadvantages inherent in the revolving tables referred to. Where the revolving tables are used for dining tables a rotation or revolving ofthe .table while a person is dining thereon would yremove from before the person the dishes and foods beingused. In the present invention yI have overcome this diflicultyby providing a stationary portionv upon which the viands and dishes to be used by the individual may be placed. These stationary parts I have shown spaced apart so lthat the structure ,of the table may be simplified and an economi.-

cal arrangement provided. The `provision of a table of this'class as set out together.

with the various features of construction shown in the specification forms the objectj of the present invention.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangementof partsy hereinafter described and claimed The invention will be best understood from a reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and in which, v y i f Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the invention showing parts broken away and parts in section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on substantially line 3-3 of Fig. 1

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on substantially line 4.-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on substantially line 5-5 ofFig. 2. .l

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on substantially line 6-6 of Fig. 3. l f

As shown'in the drawings the invention comprises a preferably cylindrical support 7, secured to which are supporting legs v8, these supporting legs being formed from a strip of metal, the upper end of which is angularly turned to' provide the supporting arms 9, the extreme end of which are further angularly turned to provide the horizontally extendingportions 10, 4mounted upon which is asmallftable orsupportll.

. As shown in F ig..1 and in Fig. 3 one of the supporting arms 9 is provided with an elongated longitudinally extending slot 12, through -which is projected one end lof a support 13 having, at "its projected end, a cross head 14, the arm9 being bifurcated toprovide the bifurcations 15 and-16 be-.

tween which projects a lug 17 von the angularly turned portion 18-of the. leg 8, the lug 19 being pivotally connected to the bifurcations 15 and'16. The other'end ofthe section 9 is provided with a tongue` 9" which is pivotally mounted between the bifurcations 20 and 21, which project from the ysection 10. upon which is mounted the support 11. The arm section 9 is provided, adj avcent one end, with an elongated slot22, through which projects a stud 23 secured to a keeper 24 vwhichis provided.. at opposite sides with the angularly 'turned yfingers 25.

The sections 11 arev joined to. adjacent sections 11 by meansoffpins 26 projected into sockets formed in the sections. Swingablyr mounted on oneof the sections Y11.is an arm 28 adapted to latch over a screw or bolt 29 inserted in the section 11.y The opposite end of the section 111is .provided with a loop forming bracket'BO in which engages a slidvable boltl 31, slidably vmounted on the support y11 by means of loop forming brackets fr 32 and 33, a suitable stud 34 servingl as a gripping member for effecting a sliding *of f the bolt 31. I It is 'apparent um the bou-fai and the keeper 24 serve to prevent a tilting of .the

support 11 when raised to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1. j

.The Vconst-ruction is such that the support 11 may bel lowered to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, 'the arm 13 sliding to the upper end of the slot 12 toA serve as a support. The keeper 24 is moved so that the stud 23 engages the forwardend of lthe l slot 22, the ngers 25 engaging opposite sides of the free end of the section 10 so as to prevent vswinging of the support 11 on the pivot with section 9. Thus it is clear that a portion of the table may be moved to alower plane and supported in the lower plane to accommodate juveniles.

Projecting upwardly from the support-ing which it is connected to the army los , table top 44 the lamp orvase'will not be'.` rotated,` it remaining stationary onthe sta block 7 is a trunnion 35, which projects through a preferably cylindrical block 36,

secured, to the lower side of which, in thel projecting from the lower surface of lwhich p are a number of gripping members 45, whereby thetable topi 44 may be rotatedA on j the trunnion 35 as a pivot so that a person sitting at one portionof the table, may by rotating the tabletop 44, bring within easy reach the articles kplaced on the table top.

Mounted on the trunnion 35 is a disc46,

which `will vserveas a support `for a lamp,-

vaseor the like, Yso that upon rotating the tioiiary disc 46.

From the' description thus given it appears that I have'v provided .aftable which may be used for dining purposes and adapted l,for

adjustment to accommodate children," perinitt-ing a portionof'the supporting part of the table to be loweredto a lower plane.

Itis also believed evident that therotatf hingcenter of thetable will render its use highlyeficient in that all of the contents of the tabletop are thus placed within easy reach ofv each' individual so that the assistance -of other yindividuals at the table will not be required by one individual to-pass` articles on t-he table. vThis feature of the table 'is believed particularly desirable in i at the .table are strangers, the condimentsyand other ycommon article-s being' placed on restaurants and the like,l where those eating the rotating portion'of ythe table.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of-structure,fI do not wish vto limit myself to the precise form of'structure shown, but' desire to avail myself vof such variations and modifications as come within the scopeof the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Leti Vters'Pwatent is: l .j A

l. In a table of the class described a eupyporting member; a table top mounted. on

said supporting member rotatably; anarin projecting outwardly from said supporting member diagonally upwardly directed thereto, having an' elongated slot formed therein f intermediate itsl ends; a supporting member slidablyjmounted in saidslot and vadapted for supporting said arm in horizontal posi-l l tion;- a. supporting surface; means for swing'-v ably mounting fsaid'supporting surface on i the free end offsaid arni;ga keeper -slidablyV mounted on the `free endl of said arm lfor andk reventinfr the 'swine'in'c offsaid su b C r3 porting surface relatively to said'supporting l arm, said keeper being operative `'only upon movement of said supporting surface into aV plane'parallel witligthe'plane of sa'id'f-supporting arm. 1 ,Y

2. In a table `of 'theclass described, a supporting ineinberga,4 'table f top rotatablyv mounted on said supporting member; arplu-k rality of arcuateslielves 'extending around the periphery ofk said top andA lying. normally withtheir upper face flush with 'theI upper surface of said table top and non-rdy tatable" about said -`supporting member; a

`diagonally extending arm. projecting upwardly and outwardly fromr sai d supporting member; a brace mounted on said arm; means for swingably attacliing.=.one of said shelves to said arm; and. means for locking said shelf against swingable movement 'on said arm and for adjusting said arm to sup# port said shelf in horizontal .position below the vplane of saidtable rtop. f In testimony \vhe1eof,I have signed the foregoing. j v

engaging said swingable mounting meansAA 

